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May 17, 1927. 1,628,670

M. KATZ 'APRON Filed April 28. 1925 M L @5a/Iig. 2

H15 ATTORNEY Patented May 17, 1927.

MORRIS KATZ, 0F NEWYORK, N. Y.

APBON.

Application filed April 28, 1925. Serial No. 26,327.

My invention relates to aprons made of paper or like material and has for its object to improve the same by providing a coustructon which will serve to better maintain the shape of the apron and also give thc same increased strength at points where it is subjected to greatest strains.- This object is attained by the novel construction hereinafter described in connection with the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in thc appended claims. Referringnow to the accompanying drawings- Fig. 1 is a front view of an apron made in accordance with my invention.

Fig.` 2 is a rear view of the upper part of the apron with the left side thereof in blank form and the right side thereof in finished form.

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, showing the wrinkled or crepe form of the paper from which the apron is made,

The apron here shown is of the bib type, comprising the body or skirt portion 1, hav ing the strings 2 for fastening about the wearers waist, and the integral bib portion 3 having a neck string 4 in loop form to be passed over the head.

There are many more or less telnporary uses for aprons which make it desirable to produce them in both cheap and attractive forms. 'With such desiderata in view, aprons have been made of aper, both plain and fancifully designed. t has been found in practice, however, that aprons made of paper tear easily under slight strains and particularly so if the? become wet or damp. It has been further ound that these paper aprons readily tear at the points of attachment therewith of the fastening strings adjacent the corners between the waist and side lines, which points are subjected to the greatest strains because of the pulling effects of the apron strings; and even though the paper withstands the pulling effect of the strings without tearing, it nevertheless is liable to become distorted and weakened at such points after some little use.

In accordance with my invention, I form the apron from a so-called crepe paper which, as well known, is wrinkled in one direction thereof as most clearly shown in Fig. B. iy making up the apron with the folds or wrinkles extending longitudinally of the apron, i. e. in the direction of its length, they permit ofthe apron stretching in the direction of its width, which is the only direction in which the apron is subjected to strains, without tearing or other injury.

for maintaining the shape ot' the apron and also giving the same iucreased strength at the points where the fastening strings 2 are attached thereto, I provide the apron at the corners between the waist and side lines thereof with reinforcing sections 5 of substantially triangular form, which are preferably made by folding in a part of the paper blank from which the aprons are made.

In making up the aprons, a blank of subm stantially rectangular form is first cut, and this is provided at the upper or bib end thereof with two slits to provide the central bib portion 3. The two outer corner sections are then folded down upon themselves to provide the reinforcing sections'.

Fig. 2 at the left-hand side thereof shows one of the corner portions in blank form, the slit separating it from the central bib being indicated at 6. This corner portion may be folded upon itself to provide the reinforcing section in any suitable or desired way. In the present case, I fold the same on the center line a to bring the upper half b back onto the lower half c. This brings the angular folding line d of the upper half opposite the angular folding line e of the lower half. The superposed corners f and g are then turned or folded over on the lines d and e onto the opposite superposed corners 71. and i, after which the several folds or plies are bent on the line j down onto the body of the apron, as shown at the finished righthand side of the apron in Fig. 2.

After the apron blank has been folded at both corners in the manner described in connection with the. left-hand corner thereof. it is run through a trimming and sewing machine to complete it in the manner shown, the trimmer of the machine operating to trim the edge of the apron and round off the square corners thereof and the sewing mech- As a means anism finishing and reinforcing the edge of The sections 5, folded in the manner described, are of substantially triangular form. When the. apron has been stitched at the edges thereof, this of course secures the outer edges of the several folds or plies of paper, but leaves the inner angular edge 8 loose and unsecured to the body of the apron. As it is desirable to secure the body pory tions of these sections to prevent them from being accidently caught on or by foreign objects of any kind with the possibility of injury to the apron, Iv refer to secure them to the latter. This I o by running a line of stitching 9 through the sections 5 and adjoining apron at a point below the upper edge of the apron as shown. The reinforcing sections 5 as thus formed and secured in position give the apron added strength and stiffness at the upper waist line corners thereof which is sufficient to preserve its shape in normal use and adds substantially to the life of the apron.

As a feature of economy in the manufacture of the apron, the tie strings 2 are secured to the apron by the same lines of stitching 9 which are employed for securing the sections 5. In addition to this feature of economy in the securing of the tie strings by the lines of stitching 9, the securing of the tie strings opposite the sections 5 is also most important in that said sections provide a reinforcement of the apron at such point which prevents tearing of the same under the strain produced by the strings when tied about-the wearer of the apron. Without such reinforcement it has been found in practice that the apron readily cuts or tears loose at the line of stitching employed for securing the tie strings.

1Vhat I claim is:

1. The method of making paper aprons, which consists in slitting the stock to dene the side edges of a bibI and a de )ending skirt portion of greater width, folding the remaining cut material upon itself and upon the upper corners of the skirt portion to rc inforce said corners, and thereafter securing tie strings to the folded material by means passing through the string, folded material and skirt portion.

2. The method of making paper aprons, which consists in cutting the stock on parallel lines to provide a centrally disposed bib portion and a depending skirt portion of greater width, folding the cut material on each side of the bib portion into triangular shape upon the upper corners of the skirt portion. and thereafter securing the triangular folded material to said corners by a line of edge stitching.

3. The method of making paper aprons, which consists in cutting the stock on parallel lines to provide a centrally disposed bib portion and aV depending skirt portion of greater Width. folding the cut material on each side of the bib portion into triangular shape upon the upper corners of the skirt portion, securing the triangular folded material to said corners by a line of edge stitching. and thereafter securing tie strings to said corners by a line of stitching uniting said strings, triangular folded material and skirt portion.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' MORRIS KATZ. 

